Xorg

Xorg is a the default [:XWindowSystem:X-Window] server since Debian 4.0 (etch). It replaces ["XFree86"]. It is maintained in Debian by the ["XStrikeForce"].

Current Status

Current testing release is roughly Xorg 7.2. In unstable it is roughly Xorg 7.3. Please see ["Xorg69To7"] if you are upgrading from ["XFree86"] or a 6.x version of Xorg.
There is currently no experimental release although individual driver updates are available.

Configure X

As ["root"] user, run in a ["terminal"]:

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

This will present you with a wizard for configuration.

Run X

After installation run

startx

or as ["root"] run

invoke-rc.d gdm

(see [http://manpages.debian.net/man/1/gdm gdm] manpage).

KDE user should use kdm. Others might use xdm.

Configure Xorg

Historically, configuring XWindow was something very complex (you had to configure your keyboard, mouse, monitor, video card... in /etc/X11/xorg.conf).

Configure using HAL

DebianLenny provides Xorg 7.2, which can auto-detect the hardware. Also, most configuration specific to hardware can be specified using [:hal:HAL]. (see /usr/share/hal/fdi/. BTW, Your local files should be in /etc/hal/fdi/)

Outlook:

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/tree/config/x11-input.fdi

Samples:

/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi

Edit xorg.conf

How can I edit my xorg config file?

Open a terminal (or console) as root, then run :

```
editor /etc/X11/xorg.conf
```

Video drivers

See [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/xserver-xorg-video-2 xserver-xorg-video-2] packages.
["AtiHowTo"], ["ATIProprietary"]
["Openchrome"]
["GraphicsCard"]

Q. How can I change the reference to a driver in my config file ??

Solution: Edit xorg.conf and change the driver name is in the "Device" Section (i.e. Driver "svga").

External Links

[http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ X.org wiki] contains useful information about X.org. If you are having problems with X.org, this is a good place to search for answers.

["CategoryXWindowSystem"]